"Concepts of uncertainty and information processing are used to integrate the diverse organization design/structure literatures. This approach more fully explicates the concept of congruence which lies at the heart of contingency ideas. The review suggests a contingency approach to design which develops a feasible set of structural alternatives from which the organization can choose."
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David A. Nadler
1948 – 2015
(1948 – 2015) was an American business executive, and organizational theorist, known for his work with on organizational design and organizational architecture.
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